Battery meter and charging issues I just got my battery on Tuesday (2 days ago) and I charged it overnight the first day with the phone on and it didnt seem to charge completely after being on the charger for 7 hours. Yesterday 2nd day with battery allowed it to die almost completely with about 10% left and charged overnight this time with phone off and for 8 hours and the battery meter showed 80% when I took it off the charger and turned it on this morning.I read that it has to go a few cycles to work correctly but is this normal behavior? Has anyone else had these issues with theirs and if so how long did it take for the battery to be completely charged and how long did it take to charge before and after the initial calibration period?Thanks in advance! Battery meter and charging issues I just got my battery on Tuesday (2 days ago) and I charged it overnight the first day with the phone on and it didnt seem to charge completely after being on the... » Read More Battery meter and charging issues I just got my battery on Tuesday (2 days ago) and I charged it overnight the first day with the phone on and it didnt seem to charge completely after being on the charger for 7 hours. Yesterday 2nd day with battery allowed it to die almost completely with about 10% left and charged overnight this time with phone off and for 8 hours and the battery meter showed 80% when I took it off the charger and turned it on this morning.I read that it has to go a few cycles to work correctly but is this normal behavior? Has anyone else had these issues with theirs and if so how long did it take for the battery to be completely charged and how long did it take to charge before and after the initial calibration period?Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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For new batteries always do a complete drain. To accomplish this, turn off power management on the phone, disable screen dimming and any other power saving feature. Leave the phone on until the phone turns off on it's own. Battery should be fully drained at that point. Connect to wall outlet charger - do not use USB port on computer. Charging should only take 3 - 3.5 hours at most. The phone should show 100% capacity. If it doesn't then repeat the process for a 2nd time. If after second full drain and charge the battery still doesn't show 100% charge then you may have an issue with the battery at which time contact the manufacturer for replacement. For new batteries always do a complete drain. To accomplish this, turn off power management on the phone, disable screen dimming and any other power saving feature. Leave the phone on until the phone turns off on it's own. Battery should be fully drained at that point. Connect to wall outlet charger - do not use USB port on computer. Charging should only take 3 - 3.5 hours at most. The phone should show 100% capacity. If it doesn't then repeat the process for a 2nd time. If after second full drain and charge the battery still doesn't show 100% charge then you may have an issue with the... » Read More For new batteries always do a complete drain. To accomplish this, turn off power management on the phone, disable screen dimming and any other power saving feature. Leave the phone on until the phone turns off on it's own. Battery should be fully drained at that point. Connect to wall outlet charger - do not use USB port on computer. Charging should only take 3 - 3.5 hours at most. The phone should show 100% capacity. If it doesn't then repeat the process for a 2nd time. If after second full drain and charge the battery still doesn't show 100% charge then you may have an issue with the battery at which time contact the manufacturer for replacement. « Show Less
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Do NOT drain a lithium ion battery to 0%. That's one of the few things you can do to a lithium ion battery that may hurt it. Other than that, charge the battery when you need to. Charging it when it's at 70% or 50% won't hurt it. Lithium ion batteries have no memory effect. What Apple techs do recommend is, once a month, let the battery drain until it shuts itself off, then charge it fully. This has no effect on the battery itself. It just calibrates the battery sensor.
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i belive, you did everything correctly. It is something worng to the battery. Try to recharge again, just charge it whole night and try again. If problem is not resolved, just send it back, if its possible
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I cannot say what is wrong with yours...but I just tested mine. The extra battery charged fine in the cradle portion of the device. I then attached a USB charging cable from the USB port to my phone and it also showed a charging current. So mine does appear to be working properly. Try a different cable from the USB port, and if it is not providing any power "out", then I suspect your item may be defective.
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If you just got it, you may need to charge it longer than that for the first initial charge. I let mine charge for about 12 hours or more. Not the goal, I just didn't need it right then and I forgot about it. It worked fine when I used it about 3 weeks later after being in my purse all that time. And it fully charged my cell that was at 10%. Be sure to recharge it after use though. The light indicator should work also......And like the others replied, be sure to hold the button once you connect it to what you are charging.
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My phone is no longer charging completely. ... i believe it comes with 2 different types of batteries? Whichnshould i change? I'm in love with this phone which I've had for a year this month, but now i cant go anywhere with it bc the battery is never charged. Thanks for your help!
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There's still an issue. the battery is supposed to last about a week. it discharges in one day. I received a replacement for it but the replacement will not synch with my phone :-(
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I believe the charging circuit monitors the voltage and as the voltage reaches the maximum for that type battery the charging stops. The lights turn from red (Charging) to green when fully charged. It is recommended to take the batteries out once charged and use them. If its not a device I have to have I just take the dead batteries out and charge them and put them back in. They charge quite rapidly. If the battery is bad it won't charge them. I love it, especially the dual usb chargers on the front. I can quick charge my phone with the 2 amp or leave it on all night with the 1 amp. Per your question no, I don't believe it will overcharge a battery. I believe the charging circuit monitors the voltage and as the voltage reaches the maximum for that type battery the charging stops. The lights turn from red (Charging) to green when fully charged. It is recommended to take the batteries out once charged and use them. If its not a device I have to have I just take the dead batteries out and charge them and put them back in. They charge quite rapidly. If the battery is bad it won't charge them. I love it, especially the dual usb chargers on the front. I can quick charge my phone with the 2 amp or leave it on all night with the 1 amp. Per... » Read More I believe the charging circuit monitors the voltage and as the voltage reaches the maximum for that type battery the charging stops. The lights turn from red (Charging) to green when fully charged. It is recommended to take the batteries out once charged and use them. If its not a device I have to have I just take the dead batteries out and charge them and put them back in. They charge quite rapidly. If the battery is bad it won't charge them. I love it, especially the dual usb chargers on the front. I can quick charge my phone with the 2 amp or leave it on all night with the 1 amp. Per your question no, I don't believe it will overcharge a battery. « Show Less
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I am not sure why it does it, but mine does it occasionally also. One thing you can check is to see what Amp hour you have it set for, It seems that when mine shows that I have had the Ah set wrong and it is showing that because I have had it set to a higher Ah battery than what I actually had. The battery will only take so many amps before the resistance gets too high and charge shuts off. If you have a 100 Ah batter and have the meter set to 200 Ah, The meter will show half full when the battery is full and the charge shuts off or goes into float mode from the controller. That is where I would look first. Make sure that you have the meter set right with the battery you have and then if it still shows 60%SOC you may have a bad one. But After I changed my settings, the meter seems to be reading correctly. It has actually gone to 100% Hope that works for you!
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I am not sure if I am qualified to answer that question, but I can try to help the best I can. How long do you try to recharge them? When I first received mine I had mine recharge almost till next day, when finally I got a green light letting me know it was charged. I heard about some batteries lose power quickly depending on what electronic device is used on. I use mine on a multimeter so not a daily or high energy consumption. I am not sure if these 9 volt batteries are high quality, but I would try exchanging them if you already recharge them to full in 24 hours. If they don't recharge within 24 hours max...then they are faulty. I hope this helped...sorry, I couldn't be of more help. I am not sure if I am qualified to answer that question, but I can try to help the best I can. How long do you try to recharge them? When I first received mine I had mine recharge almost till next day, when finally I got a green light letting me know it was charged. I heard about some batteries lose power quickly depending on what electronic device is used on. I use mine on a multimeter so not a daily or high energy consumption. I am not sure if these 9 volt batteries are high quality, but I would try exchanging them if you already recharge them to full in 24 hours. If they don't recharge... » Read More I am not sure if I am qualified to answer that question, but I can try to help the best I can. How long do you try to recharge them? When I first received mine I had mine recharge almost till next day, when finally I got a green light letting me know it was charged. I heard about some batteries lose power quickly depending on what electronic device is used on. I use mine on a multimeter so not a daily or high energy consumption. I am not sure if these 9 volt batteries are high quality, but I would try exchanging them if you already recharge them to full in 24 hours. If they don't recharge within 24 hours max...then they are faulty. I hope this helped...sorry, I couldn't be of more help. « Show Less
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Hi Marie. With my phone I haven't had those kind of issues. The only problem I've faced is that the battery seems to last a lot less now (understandable, given the fact that the cellphone is a little old now) Did you try using another charger, cable or even a computer? If so, and the problem persists, it could be: 1. the battery or 2. the actual port of the phone. For #1 I've seen some batteries not that expensive in Amazon, but again, if the problem is #2 you may want to look for a technician or start searching for another phone. These things are sturdy, but unfortunately, nothing nowadays is designed to last more than 2-3 years. I'm sorry if I can't be more helpful. Bye.
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I don't know about your particular problem but I received a bad battery. The phone would show 5% and charging and after a few minutes would say it was fully charged but the phone would not boot up. I returned the bad battery and ordered another one from the same vendor. The new battery worked fine. Not sure if this is any help but wanted to share my experience.
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Hi Norma. I never had a problem with it if I charged overnight. Its possible to get a couple of days between charges if its not on all the time like at work, etc. I work in call center so its off for 8hrs on those days. I was happy with it till I lost it. Like all most of the others. :-) Happy Halloween.
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After my first charge began to decrease to one or two bars and I had not used it for a couple of days, I turned it on to check the battery level and it went to a green screen and then to a blank screen. I put it on the charger and got no reaction. Left it on charger for a couple of hours, still just a bland screen. Unplugged it and pushed in the reset button under the battery. Did this a couple of times and finally got the regular power up screen. Have charged battery several times since and all has continued to work well. Hope this helps. Try the reset several times if it doesn't work the first time. After my first charge began to decrease to one or two bars and I had not used it for a couple of days, I turned it on to check the battery level and it went to a green screen and then to a blank screen. I put it on the charger and got no reaction. Left it on charger for a couple of hours, still just a bland screen. Unplugged it and pushed in the reset button under the battery. Did this a couple of times and finally got the regular power up screen. Have charged battery several times since and all has continued to work well. Hope this helps. Try the reset several times if it doesn't work the... » Read More After my first charge began to decrease to one or two bars and I had not used it for a couple of days, I turned it on to check the battery level and it went to a green screen and then to a blank screen. I put it on the charger and got no reaction. Left it on charger for a couple of hours, still just a bland screen. Unplugged it and pushed in the reset button under the battery. Did this a couple of times and finally got the regular power up screen. Have charged battery several times since and all has continued to work well. Hope this helps. Try the reset several times if it doesn't work the first time. « Show Less
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I got a similar unit recently and when I plugged it in, it too showed 100% charged. However, I unplugged the charger and checked the battery voltage which instantly dropped to under 6V. So that told me that the battery wasn't accepting a charge and the "100%" reading was coming from the charger just while plugged in. So I left it plugged in and after an hour it did start accepting a charge and the reading dropped to 60% or such. So it does take at least 12 hours, after that if it starts displaying 100% it probably is charged.
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I have not incur a problem with the battery. Not sure what was your problem beforehand or how long you have had your phone system. Often I have left one of the phone off the charger for a day or so, or someone in my household unplugs so to use the outlet. I re-plug and it recharges fine. I appreciate knowing customer service is prompt & attentive to your battery issue.
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I got my wife and I one of these and mine developed this problem after about 10 days usage while my wife's was fine. I would charge overnight on the same charger my wife uses, take it off the next morning showing a full battery charge. Then, later in the day, the thing would not respond until I put it back on the charger and then it would start to charge and the display and button would respond. I did this for about 3 days in a row and decided to return my defective device. Now, after about 2 weeks of use, my new one did the same things today. I.e. full charge in the morning, dead by about lunch time. I got my wife and I one of these and mine developed this problem after about 10 days usage while my wife's was fine. I would charge overnight on the same charger my wife uses, take it off the next morning showing a full battery charge. Then, later in the day, the thing would not respond until I put it back on the charger and then it would start to charge and the display and button would respond. I did this for about 3 days in a row and decided to return my defective device. Now, after about 2 weeks of use, my new one did the same things today. I.e. full charge in the morning, dead by about... » Read More I got my wife and I one of these and mine developed this problem after about 10 days usage while my wife's was fine. I would charge overnight on the same charger my wife uses, take it off the next morning showing a full battery charge. Then, later in the day, the thing would not respond until I put it back on the charger and then it would start to charge and the display and button would respond. I did this for about 3 days in a row and decided to return my defective device. Now, after about 2 weeks of use, my new one did the same things today. I.e. full charge in the morning, dead by about lunch time. « Show Less
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I have had nothing but trouble with battery life on this "monster". I received it as a Christmas present, charged the battery for at least 3 hours initially, then used it for an hour or so. When I tried to use it again the next day, the battery was so low the device would not boot up. Recharged it to 100% capacity, closed it down to sleep mode, tried to use it again after about 24 hours. The battery was again completely discharged. This has happened 3 times. Who wants a device that you have to charge for 3 hours EVERY 24 hours in order to use it 6 - 8 hours?? I don't recommend anyone buying this item! I have had nothing but trouble with battery life on this "monster". I received it as a Christmas present, charged the battery for at least 3 hours initially, then used it for an hour or so. When I tried to use it again the next day, the battery was so low the device would not boot up. Recharged it to 100% capacity, closed it down to sleep mode, tried to use it again after about 24 hours. The battery was again completely discharged. This has happened 3 times. Who wants a device that you have to charge for 3 hours EVERY 24 hours in order to use it 6 - 8 hours?? I don't recommend... » Read More I have had nothing but trouble with battery life on this "monster". I received it as a Christmas present, charged the battery for at least 3 hours initially, then used it for an hour or so. When I tried to use it again the next day, the battery was so low the device would not boot up. Recharged it to 100% capacity, closed it down to sleep mode, tried to use it again after about 24 hours. The battery was again completely discharged. This has happened 3 times. Who wants a device that you have to charge for 3 hours EVERY 24 hours in order to use it 6 - 8 hours?? I don't recommend anyone buying this item! « Show Less